Improvement in tie-loops



J. P. HISLEY. Tie-Loop.

No. 218,816. Patented Aug. 26,1879.

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JOHN P. HISLEY, OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN TIE-LOOPS.

Specification formingpart of Letters Patent No. 218,816, dated August 26, 1879; application filed July 10, 1879.

.To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JoHN P. HIsLEY, of Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga, in the State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Tie-Loops, of which the following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a full, clear, and

exact description.

1n the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side View of my invention; Fig. 2, a longitudinal section of same Fig. 3, an isometric view of the tie-loop detached from the strap; and Fig. 4 illustrates modifications of same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

- A represents the frame or body of a buckle formed of the parallel side bars, a a, united at the ends by cross-bars b b, and having an intermediate cross bar, 0, provided with a tongue or stud, d. The rear end of the side bars is curved upward, as shown at e, and the forward cross-bar, b, is provided with an upwardly and rearwardly curved tongue or projection, t, adapted tobe hooked onto the ring or other part of the bridle or harness to which the strap is to be connected. I

The tongue or hook 1. may be either cast on the buckle-frame, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3 of the drawings, or connected therewith by him go or loose join t, as illustrated in Fig. 40f the drawings. The latter construction facilitates the attachment of the device to the strap, and is thus better adapted for heavy straps.

The hook it has atthe rear of the pivot an extension, t, by which it bears on the strap, and thus more securely maintains the same in connection with the stud d.

The loose joint may be formed either by the cross-bar b passing through an eye in the hook it, or by lugs cast on the said hook passing through eyes in the end of the side bars, a a. Either of the said connections can be made in the usual way-t. e., by casting one of said parts loose around the other, or by bending around one prongs or lips cast on the other.

The device is applied to the strap by passing one end of the strap beneath the two end cross-bars, b I), and over theintermediate crossbar, 0, and entering the tongue d into a hole in the strap. and then, after passing the other end of the strap through the ring or around the object to which it is to be connected, carrying the said end back over the top of the buckle, and inserting and drawing it under the rear cross-bar, b. The tongue t, being at the same time hooked onto the ring. is thus interposed between the same and the strap, and relieves the latter of a great amount of strain and wear.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The improved tie-loop herein described, con sisting of the frame A, formed of side bars, a at, having upward curvature 6. rear cross-bar. b, central cross-bar, 0, provided with stud cl, and the front cross-bar, b, provided with the hook t, constructed and designed to be applied to a strap substantially as described and shown.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name and affixed my seal, in the presence of two attesting witnesses, at Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga and State of New York, this 28th day of June, 1879.

JOHN P. HISLEY.

Witnesses:

E. LAASS, O. GARLIGK. 

